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BRIEFS

June 29, 2010

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*Shipping News* Construction exec is Abu Dhabi Ports CEO Tony Douglas, former chief operating officer of UK construction company Laing O'Rourke Plc, will join Abu Dhabi Ports Co as chief executive officer.

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MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM reintroduce Eagle China-Long Beach loop Evergreen, CSCL, CMA CGM join hands on Asia-Europe service McCain bill would repeal Jones Act, open cabotage to all India mulls easing cabotage, but domestic industry opposes move Kuehne + Nagel offers reefer LCL wine services Turkey's leading tea manufacturer selects CEVA China's coast now charted electronically by UKHO Asian Carp appearance spurs new calls to close Chicago canal Lufthansa launches Tianjin-Frankfurt cargo service China Southern domestic e-cargo service approved by IATA JetBlue Airways to leverage IBS Software's cargo solution Homeland Security seeks imaging to find bombs in passenger freight

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Precision planning by Jumbo Shipping facilitates timely loading of 3 reactors at Mumbai Port CNC Line commences 3 services on intra-Asia trade MAERSK LINE & cMA CGM to introduce Asia-Europe service with ten 13,000-TEU ships 'K'LINE & MOL's Far East-US loop calls at Jaxport via Suez CMA CGM launches direct service between Asia & US West Coast EVERGREEN LINE & Wan Hai to launch Qingdao-HK-Singapore service Zim to raise Asia-Europe rates by $ 400/TEU in Aug. China box port volumes surge in May, Shanghai set to become world's busiest port Transpac rates hit five-year high, up by 182 pc over 12 months Wan Hai starts China-Singapore-Penang service TSA sees robust trade ahead MOL & Coscon take deliveries of newbuildings APL service to call at Shenzhen's Chiwan Container Terminal ...to commence Tallinn feeder MSC hikes Far East/US-Canada rate TCC ups capacity, scraps slow-steaming to reposition boxes Mundra becomes 1st private port to get rail overbridge Port policy mum on linkages'AIAI Eredene wins bid to build & operate '207-m box terminal at Ennore Port GMB & CII team up to hold meet on 'Port-led Development in Gujarat' today JNPT officers sport black badges at work Truck rentals step on the gas Stone laid for integrated checkpost in Bihar to boost trade with Nepal Fuel price hike to erode India Inc's profit margins Q1 monetary policy review on July 27

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JUNE 25, 2010
Menlo Worldwide wins deal with UK lingerie manufacturer Triumph Triumph International UK has agreed to transfer its Swindon warehousing activities to global logistics operator Menlo Worldwide Logistics on 1 July. Menlo is part of Con-way, a div... Switzerland's Interfracht opens own Shanghai office The international freight forwarding and logistics enterprise Interfracht, based in Muttenz near Basel (Switzerland), recently opened a new office in Shanghai (China), which will o... Wincanton expanding in Belgium Wincanton is continuing to expand its Benelux activities, and to this end has opened a new centre for technical installation and transportation services in Mechelen (Belgium). The ... Port of Antwerp general assembly proposes new initiatives The first general assembly of the port of Antwerp was held on 22 June, and contributed 20 building blocks to help consolidate Antwerp's position as a select European main port. The... Evergreen and Wan Hai launch joint Hwa-Bei Strait service Evergreen Line and Wan Hai Lines are set to launch the joint Hwa-Bei Strait service (HBS) on 17 July. The partners will deploy two 2,100 teu vessels each, which will sail from Dali... Stena Line owner Dan Sten Olsson awarded CBE Swedish businessman Dan Sten Olsson, owner and CEO of Britain's largest ferry company Stena Line and the Stena group, has been awarded a CBE in recognition of his long-standing com... Europe and US sign stage two of open skies deal Air traffic competition between Europe and the USA is set to heat up on account of an open skies agreement signed by EU and US representatives at a meeting of EU transport minister...

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JUNE 28, 2010
Task force opposes McCain measure Suit challenges Salazar Cape Wind decision Survey shows uptick in shipping industry confidence NSRP project means savings in Navy tank coating costs Noble swoops on Frontier Drilling Marad issues Gulf of Guinea warning

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JUNE 28, 2010
Bellingham Port Commission sets executive director finalists Olympia Port Commissioners plan to meet throughout county Genco Shipping to buy 16 Supramax vessels Port of Bremerton in strong financial position APL making changes to executive scheme in Europe

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JUNE 28, 2010
Listed companies to push rise in newbuilding and secondhand sales Panamax orderbook now exceeds September 2008 level Secondhand dry tonnage prices soar Dry bulk interest stays strong as BDI hits 2010 high Pacific carriers seal substantial rate rises Demand from India drives up rates for wet tonnage Rates head towards $400 level as Alang breakers buy eight ships Indian breakers pay top cash for boxship Hebei Spirit spill claims lack evidence Huge proportion of 126,000 claims do not contain sufficient evidence for surveyors to... Class reaches a turning point Secondhand panamax and capes fall for second consecutive week Handysize tonnage rises 10% while large tonnage continues to lose value MR tankers bottom out at $26m level

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JUNE 28, 2010
Pirates seize chemical tanker PIRATES have hijacked a Singaporean-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden, EU NAVFOR reported today Le Havre staff struggle persists FRANCE'S Port of Le Havre has completed the sale of its cargo handling plant to terminal operators but is still struggling to reach agreement with unions on staff transfers Ivory Coast lab to test cargo THE UN has helped set up a laboratory to test vessels for toxic materials in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Brokers see box charter boost SALE and chartering activity for box vessels should increase in coming weeks with more sellers entering the market as prices firm, according to brokers Total halts Iran sales FRENCH oil giant Total has become the latest company to halt shipments of refined products to Iran, IHS Global Insight reported today Ship freed by Cypriot authorities A GENERAL cargo ship has been cleared to continue its voyage after a two week detention in Cyprus on suspicion of an arms embargo breach

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JUNE 28, 2010
Kansas City Southern Railway Names Starling CEO Georgia Ports Names Poitevint Chairman Diesel Drops Back to $2.956 per Gallon Pacific Harbor Line Names President Palestinians Picket Zim Ship in Oakland Road-Building Sen. Robert Byrd Dies at 92 Police Recover Stolen Truckload of Goods Panel to Assess DHS Security Strategy Charter Rates Soar on Tight Capacity Georgia Ports' Container Volume Jumps Again Obama Taps Shipper Lawyer as USDA Counsel Damco Appoints Middle East Executive APL Promotes Two Liner Executives DP World Postpones London Listing NOL to Issue Notes to Raise $1.5 Billion Putting an 'Estoppel' to Double Payments Hub Braces Intermodal Market ABF Leads the Way in Driver Pay Chips Ahoy! Yuan Floats COGSA Trumps Carmack Senators Fight Broker Scams DOT's Principled Planning 10+2 Adds Up California Republicans Offer Gloomy Port Forecast Rush to the Shipping Peak

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JUNE 28, 2010
Agility legal battles continue G20 agrees on deficit cuts Transnet secures USD400 million loan Ennore box terminal project awarded to Grup TCB-led consortium Somali pirates strike again

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JUNE 28, 2010
Technip tackles $6bn bribery bind Nigerian LNG corruption suits squashed as French offshore giant forks over $338m to US authorities. FreeSeas' summer sampler Uncertain summer still warm in Greece as Ion Varouxakis-led FreeSeas charters seven in series of bulker fixtures. Fredriksen nibbles on Northern Tycoon's investment arm grabs another heaping helping of US-based drillship owner while daughter Cecilie holds the helm. Gulf Tiger bears teeth in battle Private equity-backed offshore outfit fights to reclaim PSV newbuilding lost amid Louisiana legal bout. KOTC inks order for LR2 tankers Korean yard wins $140m contract for two aframaxes as KOTC pumps up fleet renewal. ADNOC kills off Penguin pair Oil company pulls plug on two completed newbuildings at Singapore's Penguin International. Dry-bulk to 'face the music' Owners may come to regret the latest ordering spree as new contracts start to outflank deliveries, Arctic Securities says. US flag limps into grey New Paris MOU information shows US flag shoved off white list while Panama turns its back on black. Stena rig scores Norwegian replay Scottish drilling arm of Swedish shipping clan to pocket $437m as Statoil signs on the dotted line. Noble in $2.2bn drill deal Frontier Drilling taken over by Swiss player Noble Corp with long-term Shell contracts sealed. Proposals aplenty for next Power 100 Readers have lots of suggestions about the movers and shakers who deserve a place in TradeWinds Power 100 list. Yangzijiang buys Yangtze yard Ren Yuanlin-led shipbuilder takes majority holding in China's Jiangsu Changbo. CECO smiling after loan repayments Oslo-listed owner triggers long-term bank deals after handing nearly $70m to creditors. Gulftainer on the climb UAE ports operator expects double-digit growth in container volumes this year as markets recover. Royal call for Mission money Princess Anne asks shipping industry to dig deep to help seafarers' charity expand its activities. Bourbon splashes $1bn in China Chinese yard Sinopacific chalks up 62 vessel order from French offshore heavyweight, president says. Box swap breakthrough Derivatives broker executes maiden cleared container trade between Kerry Logistics and Credit Suisse. Brace cut from STX bulker order South Korean yard sees newbuilding sextet sliced to four by compatriot owner. Get a move on, shippers urge Asian exporters call for container lines to speed up ships to combat box shortage. Solvtrans pays off bond issue Norwegian wellboat player borrows NOK 100m to lower annual interest payments. China offers scrap subsidies Domestic owners could bag $220 per ton to demolish old single-skinned tankers and other cargoships. Speedy turn blamed for smash UK operator Wightlink urged to be vigilant after ro-ro hit dock at Portsmouth. Indian port deal sealed Spanish, UK and Indian consortium win $311m deal to build container terminal at Ennore port. Singapore tanker hijacked Hopes for seizure-free summer dashed as new Singapore-flagged chemical tanker taken in Gulf of Aden. India probes arms on Greek ro-ro Aegean Glory held at Calcutta as authorities launch anti terrorism probe over military cargo documentary irregularities. Bergen bags $50m from bonds Norwegian shipbuilder completes bond issue to refinance existing debt. Seaspan's Shanghai surprise Boxship owner's boss Gerry Wang says company would consider Chinese listing if bourse opened to overseas firms. Cuban cargo volumes plunge Ports handled 60% less cargo in 2009 as imports were slashed to balance the books. German ship gets green light Cyprus allows suspected 'arms' ship to sail as explosives destined for Sudanese mining firm. PST picks up capesizes PIL-linked shipping trust diversifies asset class and widens charter base with bulker resale buys. DP World shelves London float Port group postpones dual listing plan while it finds an 'acceptable system' to support the move. NOL readies $1.5bn note sale Singaporean liner giant to use proceeds from proposed sale for 'general corporate purposes'. Tanker Pac orders LR1s Singapore-based shipowner heads to South Korea's STX Shipbuilding for sextet of newbuildings. CSCL imposes box surcharge Chinese line introduces transpacific rate hike to compensate for shortage of containers as demand recovers. Oman sticks with Austal Option to extend fast ferry specialist's deal to maintain Middle East operator's fleet is exercised. Myanmar steps up shipbuilding Yangon shipyard drawing on neighbours' expertise to construct 10,000-gt cargoship. Abbot Point thinking big Asian demand spurs Australian coal port's plan to become biggest in the world.

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JUNE 28, 2010
Brussels Airlines adds 4 West Africa routes YRCW sells controlling stake in YRC Logistics Intermodal volume hits 19-month high Truck tonnage slowed in May China prime for U.S. beef exports? U.S. government: Agility still overbills U.S. Senate approves Pistole as TSA chief Kuehne + Nagel service targets wine, spirits Houston forwarder settles antiboycott charges Thompson new executive for Damco Mideast N.Y.-N.J. buys land near Global Terminal Senior VP for Ceres Canada terminals

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JUNE 28, 2010
Statoil contracts Stena rig for new mission Statoil has signed a three-year contract with Stena Drilling for hire of the Stena Don drilling rig, the unit will operate on the Norwegian continental shelf. The contract is Tanker hijacked off Somalia Pirates have taken control of the tanker Golden Blessing 90 nautical miles off the northern Somali coast. The vessel has a crew of 19 Chinese citizens; there are no reports Sweden takes the helm at Helcom On July 1, Sweden will assume the rotating chairmanship of the Helsinki Commission, Helcom, for the next two years. The Swedish Government has nominated Ms. Gabriella Lindholm as Chairlady of

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JUNE 28, 2010
Prices firm in Rotterdam, Hamburg Bunkering expected to continue in Piraeus, despite strike. T&T Marine Salvage sign oil spill response agreement Protecting Guam, Saipan and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, meeting the requirements of OPA 90. Fujairah prices see firm start to the week Middle East hub sees strong gains. 'Renewed optimism' in shipping tempered by caution Survey shows growing confidence, but rising fuel and operating costs cause concerns. Shippers clash with operators over slow steaming Shipping lines facing more pressure to suspend slow steaming. Curoil expands low sulphur product line Now offering MGO with 0.05% sulphur in addition to its regular 0.5% sulphur product. Bunker supplier awarded environmental certificate Environmental management system for its bunker tankers commended for ability to limit wastes and emissions. Arbitrage volumes to fall in July Fewer fuel oil cargoes heading for Singapore than traders had forecast. Prices at key ports start week firm Demand good in Hong Kong but delivery schedule 'tight'. Philippines government proposal could increase cost of bunkers Local traders say any impact would be felt only in the domestic market. Indian refiners offer July cargoes IOC offering 380 cSt cargo while Essar is offering one 180 cSt parcel. Singapore bunker players see 'no demand' for 1.00% LSFO Only two out of the 20 top suppliers are offering 1.00% LSFO, according to a Bunkerworld survey.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

CRUISES

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

Miami

Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

PORTS

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

Geneva

UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.

EDITORIAL

From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.

Genoa

For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.

SHIPPING

Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.

Brussels

The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

Partial assessment of the listening process initiated by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.

Stockholm

The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa

Hamburg

The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

Sana'a/Hamburg

German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods

Washington

Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk

SHIPPING

T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.

Brussels

If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.

PORTS

Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.

Bremen

It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built

COMPANIES

Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.

Genoa/Milan

The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity

SHIPPING

Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy

Cernobbio

Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.

SHIPYARDS

Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia

Delta

The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai

PORTS

Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.

Rome

The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work

SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships

Shanghai

The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%

Cairo

In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa

SHIPPING

IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.

London

38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.

POLICY

Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance

Brussels

The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.

SHIPYARDS

The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain

Geneva

This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union

SHIPPING

Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships

London

ACCIDENTS

Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz

Riyadh

Bahri VLCC Sidr hit

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities

Brussels

BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list

PORTS

In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed

Balboa

The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

SAILING LIST

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COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

NEWS

US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers

Tampa

Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island

COMPANIES

Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund

Abu Dhabi

INFRASTRUCTURE

Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.

Milan

Construction of the wave barrier is underway

COMPANIES

For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.

Balboa

Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave

(South China Morning Post)

Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

COMPANIES

Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba

Portoferraio

Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.

SHIPPING

HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale

Seoul

It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company

INDUSTRY

Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop

Oslo

The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems

NEWS

New drug seizure in the port of Livorno

Livorno

53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%

Brussels

Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively

PORTS

A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.

Genoa

The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.

COMPANIES

MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa

Genoa

The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.

Ravenna

SHIPPING

Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship

London

The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.

PORTS

The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.

Ravenna

Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st

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